A $47,700 grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) to the College of Business Administration at The University of Texas-Pan American will result in a unique student exchange program to both Canada and Mexico.
For the third year in a row — and only the third year of the competition — The University of Texas-Pan American Mariachi was judged the best collegiate mariachi in the country at the annual Ford Motor Co. Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio.
Dr. John Bokina, professor of political science at The University of Texas-Pan American, is the author of a new book that is garnering international attention.